Judge accepts Derek Chauvin plea deal in federal civil rights case
The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of four former Minneapolis police officers in the killing of George Floyd said Wednesday that he has accepted the terms of Derek Chauvin’s plea agreement and will sentence him to 20 to 25 years in prison.
Derek Chauvin appeal: Attorney argues for new trial in filing
In an appeal brief filed on Monday, an attorney for Derek Chauvin laid out their arguments for why he deserves a new trial in the murder of George Floyd.
Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights
Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he violated George Floyd's constitutional rights.
Derek Chauvin guilty plea expected in George Floyd federal case
Derek Chauvin has notified the federal court in Minnesota of a change of plea to charges that he violated George Floyd's constitutional rights. A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. at the federal courthouse in St. Paul.
Derek Chauvin files new appeal in his conviction in the murder of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin filed an appeal with the Minnesota state appellate court on Thursday in his murder conviction for the death of George Floyd.
Derek Chauvin pleads not guilty to federal charges alleging he violated teen's civil rights
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges alleging he violated a teenager’s civil rights in a separate case that involved a similar restraint to the one he used on George Floyd.
Derek Chauvin sentence: 22.5 years in prison for murder of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced Friday to 270 months, or 22 1/2 years, in prison for the murder of George Floyd.
Derek Chauvin's prison experience could look different
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd.
Sharpton on Derek Chauvin sentence: 'Justice would have been the maximum'
“Let us not feel we are here to celebrate because justice would have been George Floyd never having been killed,” Rev. Al Sharpton said in the wake of the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Legal experts share predictions for Chauvin sentencing
Minnesota legal experts are sharing their predictions for Friday’s sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Explainer: What to know as Derek Chauvin sentenced in George Floyd's death
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin faces sentencing Friday in the death of George Floyd, with a judge weighing a prison term experts say could be as much as 30 years.
Expert predicts Derek Chauvin won't get maximum sentence Friday
An expert says former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin won't get the maximum 40-year sentence when he goes before a judge Friday.
Judge to consider longer sentence for Derek Chauvin
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill says he will consider an aggravated durational departure from the sentencing guidelines for Derek Chauvin.
Indictment: George Floyd's civil rights violated by 4 ex-Minneapolis cops
A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s death for violating his civil rights during the fatal arrest.
Derek Chauvin indictment: Boy, 14, held by throat, hit with flashlight in 2017
At the same time he was indicted on federal civil rights charged for the death of George Floyd, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been indicted on federal charges for a 2017 incident in which he’s accused of holding a 14-year-old boy down by the throat and striking him multiple times in the head with a flashlight.
Can Derek Chauvin get his convictions tossed on appeal?
The unique circumstances surrounding Derek Chauvin's trial in George Floyd's death could offer the former Minneapolis police officer some shot at winning a retrial on appeal, though most legal experts agree it's a long shot.
George Floyd mural defaced with racial slur two days after Chauvin's murder conviction
The George Floyd mural on Bell and Chartres St in East Downtown was defaced with a racial slur on Thursday. The move comes just two days after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter by a jury.
Derek Chauvin new mugshot after murder conviction
The Minnesota Department of Corrections released a new mugshot of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd and booked into the Oak Park Heights maximum security prison.
Derek Chauvin Trial: Who are the jurors?
Jury selection is underway for the Derek Chauvin murder trial in the death of George Floyd.
Arizonans react to guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin trial
Political leaders and other organizations in Arizona are speaking out after ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the 2020 death of George Floyd.